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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three COVID-19 mass vaccination sites in the second week of Missouris vaccine rollout will be located near the Kansas City metro. Gov. Parson announced the sites on Tuesday, which include Clinton, Bethany and Chilicothe. Doses will be available at the following dates and times, or until supplies run out: 8 a.m. Cowtown Tech Cash Debuts Before todays closing announcement, Fund II had already invested in 8 of the 20 companies targeted, all of which are located directly in the r...

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Playing the Waiting Game: After a strong start to the season, Marauders are stuck sitting idle 12/24/20 4:25 AM FORTVILLE — A seasonal marketing strategy for TV programming and even Spotify — for those streaming enthusiasts — the “25 Days of Christmas” often conjures feelings of warmth, fun and joy around the holidays. For the Mt. Vernon boys basketball team, however, those festive winter words hold an entirely different meaning, especially this season. A team without an opponent sinc...

Trying to Find a Groove: Marauders win second straight after restart off quarantine 12/23/20 3:44 AM FORTVILLE — Through the first four weeks of the season, the Mt. Vernon girls basketball team won three of five games and put somewhat of a rhythm in place. Then, came a COVID-19 postponement against Hoosier Heritage Conference rival Pendleton Heights on Dec. 5, followed by a program quarantine of their own. To say the Marauders are playing catch up would be an understatement, but despite some ...

Bringing Home the Gold: Marauders surge past rivals to win HHC team title NEW PALESTINE — The opportunity was there. The unbeaten Mt. Vernon boys swimming team knew it. Marauders head coach Brad Grieshop calculated its probability multiple times. The Mt. Vernon seniors anticipated it — a goal four-plus years in the making. All the Marauders needed to do was seize it, and on Saturday as they stood atop the winner’s podium together at New Palestine High School, they collectively made histor...

Short-handed Cougars just miss on third straight HHC crown 12/18/20 11:47 PM NEW PALESTINE — Following Friday’s result, the last eight Hoosier Heritage Conference Girls Swimming and Diving Championships have been divided evenly between Greenfield-Central and Pendleton Heights. It was the Arabians turn in a close contest at the New Palestine Natatorium Friday, edging the Cougars by a mere 16 points, 393-377. The teams were deadlocked, 251-251, after eight events, but the Arabians’ depth pr...

Carrying On The Tradition: Cougars’ Crouch wins HHC diving championship 12/18/20 12:12 AM NEW PALESTINE — There isn’t much Greenfield-Central sophomore diver Reagan Crouch can’t do, or at least, won’t try. From a soccer player and a gymnast as a grade-schooler to a distance runner on the Cougars’ high school girls cross-country team, Crouch is a year-round competitor, finding time for track and field in the spring and always focusing on her studies. Diving, however, was more happen...

Challenging Times: Wrestling continues to feel impact of pandemic era 12/16/20 11:48 PM FORTVILLE — Earlier this month, Mt. Vernon wrestling coach Chad Masters was looking forward to some sort of normalcy. After spending the required time in COVID-19 contact tracing quarantine prior to and shortly after the Marauders’ season opener against Western on Dec. 2, Masters played the waiting game before returning to the wrestling room. The Marauders had recently competed in the Shamrock Duals on D...

Prep Roundup: Dragons swim team sweeps senior night 12/12/20 12:07 AM New Palestines Adrianna Huston competes in the Girls 500 Yard Freestyle against Mt. Vernon on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. (Tom Russo | Daily Reporter) The New Palestine swim teams picked up a pair of wins in the pool Thursday on Senior Night. The Dragons boys team pushed past New Castle, 88-84, and defeated Eastern Hancock, 107-65. The girls team beat New Castle, 96-81, and the Royals by a count of 125-26. Both Dragons and Royals ...

And its steeple winding up on the roof, on the street, excuse me, the tornado hitting when children were inside that church. >> you have to say its an act of god that there were no injuries with the young people that were inside the church, even though the church received structural damage, that can be replaced. >> the city of salina, ohio, was also hit by a tornado last night. seven people were hurt and there is significant damage. mayor jeff hazel tells cnn affiliate whio, power is out to the ...